Christmas tree ornament



July 18 1944.

H. A. SAYFORD CHRISTMAS TREE ORNAMENT Filed Oct. 6, 1942 Patented July18, 1944 I CHRlSTMAS TREEI ORNANEENT Howard A. Sayford, Bloomfield, N.J.,assignor'to Frank M. Sayford Company, Inc., Brooklyn,

' Application October 6, 1942, Serial No. 461,005

1 Claim.

This invention relates to Christmas tree ornaments and more particularlyto animproved cap structure therefor.

In Christmas tree ornaments at present in use, the ornament, which maybe a ball or other hollow glass body, is provided with an invertedmetallic cup-shaped cap throu h which a combined eye and spring clamp isextended, the eye providing means for securing a suspension element tothe ornament in addition to limiting the inward movement of the clampwith respect to the cap. It is an object of this invention to provide animproved suspension means for the ornament which may be formed out ofnon-metallic material.

Another object of this invention is to provide an improved cap andsuspension means for an ornament of this kind which will not becomeloosened by jarring of the tree, as is the case with prior devices.

A further object of this invention is the provision of a cap which willpermit the elimination of the necessity for the commonly used wire 8hook or some other medium as a link between the ornament cap eye and thetree.

A further object of this invention is to provide an improved cap whichmay be constructed out of cardboard, the center of the cap being formedwith string clamping tangs to firmly hold the suspension string, thelatter being in the form of a loop with a knot disposed on the inside ofthe cap and bearing against the outward bent tangs so that the stringloop knot is clamped tightly against the inside of the cap and thestring loop is thus prevented from being inadvertently withdrawn throughthe cap and into the inside of the ornament after'the cap is attachedthereto.

A further object of this invention is to provide an improved capstructure which may be easily colored or decorated to provide eitherharmonizing or contrasting colors with respect to the ornament.

To the foregoing objects and others which may hereinafter appear, theinvention consists of the novel construction, combination andarrangement of parts as will be more specifically referred to and,illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein are shown embodimentsof the invention, but it is to be understood that changes, variationsand modifications may be resorted to which fall within the scope of theinvention as claimed.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a detail side elevation of an ornament, embodying thisinvention;

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on the line A fibrous cap, generallydesignated as M, is

adapted to be secured over the nipple I2, and includes an upper wall l5,and a substantially frusto-conical side wall or skirt it. The cap It isadapted to be firmly secured to the outer side of the nipple i2, bymeans of an adhesive l3. The adhesive I3 is of such character as totightly hold the cap [4 on the glass nipple or neck It. The top wall [5of the cap I4 is formed with a pair of intersecting slots H and I8 whichprovide a plurality of radially arranged tangs l9. looped suspensioncord or string 20 is adapted to be extended through the cap I4, beingextended through the slots l1 and I8, and the string or suspensionmember 20 is formed with a knot 2| which is positioned on the inner sideof the cap M,

In practice the tangs l9 are of such a size that the knot 2i willnormally prevent the cord or string 20 from being pulled out of the cap.The strands of the cord or string 26 are also tightly gripped betweenadjacent tangs l9 so that the cord or string 20 will not slip into theinterior of the ornament. The cap is preferably formed of cardboard orother fibrous or nonmetallic material which has a degree of resiliency,so that the weight of the ornament H3 will be properly supported by thetangs 19. In the drawing the tangs I9 are shown as being bent outwardlyof the cap, the amount of the bend being slightly exaggerated.

In Figure 4 of the drawing, there is disclosed a disc-shaped blank ofwhich the cap M is formed, the blank being designated Ma, and the blank14a is thenpressed to provide the configuration shown in Figures 1 and3. The marginal edges of the top wall of the cap are shown by dottedline 22 in Figure 4 and the skirt It is designated 3a in the blank,whereas the top wall is designated by the numeral l5a.

A suspension means for a hollow glass ornament, for use on Christmastrees, constructed according to this invention, may easily and cheaplybe made out of cardboard or other fibrous material which may be coloredor otherwise decorated to either provide a contrasting or a harmonizingcolor with respect to the color of the body ll of the ornament.

By adhesively securing the cap M on the nipple 12, the cap cannotaccidentally be pulled OK as where the tree or branches thereof arejarred or shaken and the string or cord 20 may he slipped over a treebranch or, if desired, the looped string 20 may be out and then tiedabout the desired portion of the tree.

What I claim is: In a tree ornament consisting of a hollow glass ballformed with a reduced neck of slightly tapered configuration and open atits upper end,

a suspension means for the ball comprising a pension cord adapted to beextended through the said slots and a knot formed on the end thereofpositioned on the inner side of said cap, said "tangs being of such sizeas to hold said cord from being pulled \out of the cap, the strandsforming said cord being tightly gripped between adjacent *tangs so thatthe cord will not slip into the interior of the ornament.

HOWARD A. SAYFORD.

